How to get much more from Google Maps

How to get much more from Google Maps

7 Apr, 2013

Text: Mihir Patkar and Javed Anwer, TNN

Google Maps is, by and large, the world's default online map service.

Sure, there are alternatives like HERE Maps, Bing and even Wikimapia, but when you want to quickly find any address on the planet, it's usually best to turn to Google Maps. And that's just one aspect of the service.

Not many people are aware of the things it lets you do - like creating a map of directions for someone else, or getting real-time traffic updates - or the tools it offers users to supercharge their experience in browsing Maps on the web.